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General election: Nigel Farage unveils Brexit party's campaign strategy - live news General election: Farage says Brexit party will not stand in 317 Tory seats - live news
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Farage says he weighed up Johnson’s promises, against the threat that the Brexit party standing could let the Lib Dems in. Farage says he is taking this decision to prevent the risk of a second Brexit referendum.
He says that what he is announcing is, in practice, a leave alliance.
Farage says he weighed up Johnson’s promises against the threat that the Brexit party standing could let the Lib Dems in.
Farage says the Brexit party will not stand against the Tories in the 317 seats they won in 2017.Farage says the Brexit party will not stand against the Tories in the 317 seats they won in 2017.
But it will concentrate its efforts on seats held by the Labour party.But it will concentrate its efforts on seats held by the Labour party.
And it will also challenge other remainer parties.And it will also challenge other remainer parties.
Farage says last night he saw something that was optimistic.Farage says last night he saw something that was optimistic.
He says he saw a video of Boris Johnson saying he would not extend the Brexit transition.He says he saw a video of Boris Johnson saying he would not extend the Brexit transition.
He says people might say Johnson broke his promise not to delay Brexit beyond 31 October.He says people might say Johnson broke his promise not to delay Brexit beyond 31 October.
But at least this was an unequivocal statement.But at least this was an unequivocal statement.
But Farage says Johnson also said he would negotiate a super Canada-plus trade deal with no alignment.But Farage says Johnson also said he would negotiate a super Canada-plus trade deal with no alignment.
Here is the video Farage is referring to.Here is the video Farage is referring to.
Farage says he tried to build a leave alliance.Farage says he tried to build a leave alliance.
He tried to put out the idea that putting country before party was the right thing to do. But that came to naught, he says.He tried to put out the idea that putting country before party was the right thing to do. But that came to naught, he says.
Farage says he has had to consider what the consequences of this would be.Farage says he has had to consider what the consequences of this would be.
He says he does not accept fielding 600 candidates would allow Jeremy Corbyn to win.He says he does not accept fielding 600 candidates would allow Jeremy Corbyn to win.
But, he says, he does think that would have led to there being a hung parliament.But, he says, he does think that would have led to there being a hung parliament.
And it would have led to a large number of Lib Dem gains.And it would have led to a large number of Lib Dem gains.
If the remainer parties could get to 320 seats, there would be a second referendum, he says.If the remainer parties could get to 320 seats, there would be a second referendum, he says.
He says the UK would be offered a false choice between remain, and a form of remain.He says the UK would be offered a false choice between remain, and a form of remain.
He says it has not been easy to decide what to do.He says it has not been easy to decide what to do.
Farage says what he was worried about most was that the UK would align itself to EU rules under Boris Johnson’s plan.Farage says what he was worried about most was that the UK would align itself to EU rules under Boris Johnson’s plan.
He says he thought this was not real Brexit.He says he thought this was not real Brexit.
That is why the Brexit party decided to stand candidates in 600 seats.That is why the Brexit party decided to stand candidates in 600 seats.
Farage says he was “very unhappy” when he heard about Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal.Farage says he was “very unhappy” when he heard about Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal.
Unlike many people who praised it, he read it, and drew the conclusion it was not Brexit, he says.Unlike many people who praised it, he read it, and drew the conclusion it was not Brexit, he says.
Nigel Farage, the Brexit party leader, is speaking now.Nigel Farage, the Brexit party leader, is speaking now.
He says he will reveal his party’s election strategy in a moment.He says he will reveal his party’s election strategy in a moment.
From the BBC’s Faisal IslamFrom the BBC’s Faisal Islam
My colleague Kate Proctor is in Hartlepool for the Brexit party news conference, which is due to start shortly. She has just posted this on Twitter.My colleague Kate Proctor is in Hartlepool for the Brexit party news conference, which is due to start shortly. She has just posted this on Twitter.
And the Labour party has today committed to having a qualified, on-site counsellor in every secondary school in England, as part of a “healthy young minds” plan worth £845m a year. The party is also committing to setting up a network of mental health hubs to allow children more access to mental health support and ensuring every primary school has access to a qualified counsellor.And the Labour party has today committed to having a qualified, on-site counsellor in every secondary school in England, as part of a “healthy young minds” plan worth £845m a year. The party is also committing to setting up a network of mental health hubs to allow children more access to mental health support and ensuring every primary school has access to a qualified counsellor.
In a news release about the plan, Jeremy Corbyn said:In a news release about the plan, Jeremy Corbyn said:
The SNP has this morning called for at least £1bn of North Sea revenues to be set aside to help areas heavily dependent on oil and gas make the switch to a greener economy.The SNP has this morning called for at least £1bn of North Sea revenues to be set aside to help areas heavily dependent on oil and gas make the switch to a greener economy.
With the Office for Budget Responsibility having forecast the UK’s oil and gas sector will raise £8.5bn in revenue over the next five years, the SNP is calling for that cash to be ring-fenced in its entirety, to fund efforts to tackle the climate crisis. As the Press Association reports, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, is saying that at least £1bn should be set aside to support a “just transition” for areas like the north-east, Falkirk and Shetland where the oil and gas industry is a major employer.With the Office for Budget Responsibility having forecast the UK’s oil and gas sector will raise £8.5bn in revenue over the next five years, the SNP is calling for that cash to be ring-fenced in its entirety, to fund efforts to tackle the climate crisis. As the Press Association reports, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, is saying that at least £1bn should be set aside to support a “just transition” for areas like the north-east, Falkirk and Shetland where the oil and gas industry is a major employer.
In a statement issued this morning Sturgeon said:In a statement issued this morning Sturgeon said:
SNP ministers have already put through legislation committing Scotland to achieving net zero emissions by 2045 - five years ahead of the UK target.SNP ministers have already put through legislation committing Scotland to achieving net zero emissions by 2045 - five years ahead of the UK target.